(checked 2026-10-10)
Wirecutter's top pick for years: fast, accurate and simple, with a 3-year warranty. Its weak spots are lids and kettles failing after a year or two, and button labels that can wear off.
Top complaints
- Breaks after a year or two; lid hinge fails
Wirecutter has seen reader feedback and reviews about the kettle breaking down after about a year or the lid breaking off at the hinge. Amazon's review summary says durability is a concern because the lid breaks with frequent use.
- Button labels wear off
Wirecutter says a number of Amazon reviews complain that the printed labels on the handle buttons wear off over time, and a couple of its own staffers have seen it. Cuisinart blames harsh cleaners.
Source: Wirecutter - Handle buttons and slight temperature drift
Serious Eats didn't love the buttons on the handle and found it about 2 degrees off. Wirecutter found it a couple of degrees over at 160°F.
Source: Serious Eats, Wirecutter
What owners love
- Fast and accurate
Wirecutter timed about four minutes to boil 1 liter and measured water only 2 degrees over a 185°F setting after 30 minutes on keep-warm.
Source: Wirecutter - Simple labeled presets
Six temperature buttons labeled by drink, plus an automatic 30-minute keep-warm. Reviewed calls the controls intuitive.
Source: Wirecutter, Reviewed - 3-year warranty
Wirecutter says it is the best warranty of any kettle it has tested in this price range.
Source: Wirecutter
- You want precise single-degree control
- You dislike buttons on the handle
- You only ever need boiling water
- Tea drinkers who want labeled one-touch presets
- A large 1.7 L batch
- Buyers who value a long warranty
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What experts say
- Wirecutter (NYT): Top pick since 2013 for speed, accuracy and simple controls; its flaws are longevity reports, wearing button labels and slightly lower accuracy at low temperatures.
- Reviewed: Best overall: intuitive tea presets and about a 5-minute boil; the only listed con is that it is a little heavy.
- Serious Eats: Also recommended: fast with a smooth pour, but the tester disliked the handle buttons and found it about 2 degrees off.